Solving the IT staffing challenge in K-12 education
By Al Kingsley
12/11/2023 – eSchool News
The lack of IT talent is a problem for all organizations, but it places an especially large burden on K-12 school systems. […]
How employers can foster and develop resilience with IT staff: Encourage a growth mindset
By Al Kingsley
12/12/2023 – IT World Canada
Every employee can benefit from having a “growth mindset,” which is the ability to develop and change, to recognize failures not […]
Unlocking New Pathways Through Training Programs
By Craig Sprinkle
12/12/2023 – Volt Edu
With the recent media coverage about the cost of education, ballooning student debt and dwindling college enrollment, it’s a good […]
5 strategies to reduce teacher stress and improve retention
By Al Kingsley
11/06/2023 – eSchool News
Teaching has always been a stressful profession, but since the pandemic it has become even more so. Nearly three […]
Exciting new edtech? Don’t forget the load on teachers, support staff and IT
By Al Kingsley
10/18/2023 – District Administration
Education technology is advancing and innovating at an inspiring pace, driven mostly by generative AI. In and out of the classroom, technology […]
3 priorities for new CEOs when taking the reins
By Craig Sprinkle
10/11/2023 – Fast Company Executive Board
Every new CEO faces challenges in the first few months of their tenure, whether they were hired externally or were […]
Self-Sustaining Variability in Health Care Training Made Possible by Generative AI
By Dana Janssen
09/27/2023 – Training Industry
Tools like ChatGPT, Bing Chat and Jasper Chat have supercharged the effectiveness of scenario-based training programs like never before — not only […]
What COVID Taught Us About a Train-and-Hire Program To Recruit Frontline Workers
By Kyle Bachman
09/25/2023 – Electronic Health Reporter
The applied experience comes through an externship in clinical settings. Candidates participate in 120 hours of training with a senior certified […]
6 Suggestions IT Teams Should Ask Teachers When Evaluating Unapproved Technology
By Al Kingsley
09/21/2023 – THE Journal
Even with their plates full and their job demands high, school IT teams value teachers’ input and want to support their teachers’ […]
AI forces how we define the lifespan of technology
By Al Kingsley
09/21/2023 – Tech Bullion
Organizations therefore need leaders who have vision, who aren’t afraid of uncertainty, who can recognize new potential and understand that the tech […]
Train-And-Hire Programs: More Relevant And Promising Than Ever Before
By Rafael Castaneda
09/13/2023 – Forbes Business Development Council
Healthcare workforce shortages have grown more critical since the Covid-19 pandemic, as are […]
Hiring: Elevating your recruitment process in today’s digital world
By Fast Company Executive Board
08/31/2023 – Fast Company
1. TARGETED RECRUITING OPTIONS IN SOCIAL COMMUNITIES
Using tech to streamline the hiring process can start before the recruiting process. It requires rethinking the […]
An Education Veteran’s Perspective: Protecting Students & Protecting Privacy
By Al Kingsley
August/September 2023 of Ace-Ed Issue of Equity & Access Magazine
There’s a stark difference in how schools in the United States and the United Kingdom handle […]
Generative AI Prompts for L&D Pros
By Lin Grensing-Pophal
07/18/2023 – HR Daily Advisor
…MedCerts training programs, for example, had traditionally been scenario-based and fixed to data already existing in the […]
This key strategy can help boost teacher well-being immediately
By Mike Teng
07/14/2023 – eSchool News
Improving teacher wellness is a complex challenge, and solving it will require a systemic approach that includes making widespread changes to improve […]
Students Flourish in the Spaces Between our Focus on the Core Curriculum
By Al Kingsley
06/05/2023 – The Learning Counsel
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Adam Mendler, host of the popular leadership podcast Thirty Minute Mentors. Adam […]
Offering prior learning credits helps increase earning power
By Jonathan McCombs
05/04/2023 – SmartBrief
Then there are private training providers that offer career training programs directly aligned with the certification exams that validate a person’s knowledge and […]
How I Added a New Role to My Already Full Military Mom Life
By Kassia Fielder
05/03/2023 – FE News
This idea came to me because during my high school years I worked in an assisted living facility. I loved getting to […]
Try Out ChatGPT Now: Because Your Students Already Know About It
By Al Kingsley
04/20/2023 – Canadian Teacher Magazine
Next is efficiency. In industry, we need people able to iterate on past successes. Programmers comb through existing code to improve […]
Global ideas that show the power of an education servant leader
By Al Kingsley
04/18/2023 – SmartBrief
When my children were young, my wife and I moved to a house in a neighborhood where a new secondary school was being […]
A 5-point plan for post-pandemic education
By Al Kingsley
04/13/2023 – eSchool News
…1. Take stock: The first step is to get an accurate picture of what is happening in your schools now. That means talking […]
Finding Flexibility in School and Career Was the Key to Living My Life
By Aysha Minor
04/03/2023 – FE News
…Seeing my younger brother go back to school inspired me to do the same. But instead of going to a traditional school like he was, […]
Your staff is the biggest key to making your SEL program work
By Al Kingsley
03/10/2023 – Rachelle Dene Poth Blog
…But if like so many districts, you have already purchased a program and are in the early stages of implementation, […]
Taking The Long View On School Governance
By Al Kingsley
03/03/2023 – Education IT Reporter
I’ve watched my children work their way through the school system and – while I realize U.K. education differs from the U.S.’s – we […]
LISTEN MORE AND SPEAK LESS: INTERVIEW WITH AL KINGSLEY, CEO OF NETSUPPORT
02/03/2023 – Adam Mendler Blog
I recently went one on one with Al Kingsley, CEO of NetSupport.
Adam: Thanks again for taking the time to share your advice. First things […]
Goshen Health and MedCerts Partnership Creates Pipeline of Medical Assistants
By Kathy Gurchiek
02/01/2023 on SHRM
In 2021, Goshen teamed with MedCerts—a provider of career certification training in health-related careers—to offer medical assistant training. Medical […]
It took two decades to find a path out of a low-wage career. Why was it so difficult?
By Naomi Kateley
01/27/2023 – FE News
Earlier this year my employer, Crosby Pharmacy, needed to hire more pharmacy technicians. It’s hard to find people to work in our […]
Online Training Can Ease Healthcare Demands
By Paul Fain
12/01/2022 – Open Campus
The nation’s healthcare system continues to strain amid a severe staffing crisis. And the mounting desperation is prodding some employers to get more creative about how they hire, train, and retain healthcare workers.
MedCerts […]
There Is a Way to Bridge Fast Training in Healthcare
By Jason Aubrey
10/04/2022 – Inside Sources/DC Journal
“Making this happen requires a new way of thinking about skills-based training, which takes commitment. It means not simply training and […]
7 Tips to Create a Company-Branded Podcast That Actually Gets Listeners
By Al Kingsley
10/04/2022 – Built In
“Very few people can resist the invitation to step into the […]
4 Ways Schools Can Save Money on Energy
By Al Kingsley
09/21/2022 – THE Journal
There isn’t much school leaders can do to halt the increase in oil costs or stem the rising electricity prices, but that […]
Bot Technology Used in Schools Can Help Retrain and Upskill Workers
By Ramesh Balan
09/15/2022 – Coruzant Technologies
Asynchronous, self-paced learning is enhanced by integrating bot technology in the exact same way that our Knomadix bots are embedded as tutors […]
5 ways to make your IT department more efficient
By Nele Morrison
09/05/2022 – eSchool News
In my six years as the director of technology for the Pittsburg Independent School District, a town about 120 miles east of […]
BOT-ASSISTED TUTORING ONLINE FOR INSTANT FEEDBACK
By Monica Burns
08/17/2022 – Class Tech Tips
“If you’re new to the concept of bot-assisted online tutoring, then you’ll want to explore everything Knomadix […]
Tech Solutions for Teaching Shortage
By Derek Newton
08/03/2022 – FE News
“Another solution being used to close teaching gaps is AI teaching bots that can ask questions, assess answers and prompt correct learning […]
BOTS GIVE TEACHERS SUPERPOWERS SAYS RAMESH BALAN
07/28/2022 – Edcircuit
“After all, this is how a teacher would work. If a teacher were at the student’s side – every student’s side – she would explain […]
AI is the key to scaling personalized, one-on-one instruction
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“K-12 school systems are facing a “perfect storm” of challenges today.
The pandemic has put students well behind […]
The Future Is Now: Ramesh Balan Of Knomadix On How Their Technological Innovation Will Shake Up Education
An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis
07/25/2022 – […]
Don’t go to ISTE without a plan
By Al Kingsley
06/27/2022 – Edtech Chronicle
“And as hundreds, perhaps thousands of district leaders, teachers, technology experts and education companies descend on New Orleans for the
It’s Time for a Different Mindset on Digital Security and Privacy in EdTech
By Al Kingsley
06/23/2022 – edCiruit
“Students spend a significant amount of time outside of formal learning ecosystems engaging with outside content and with each […]
What Is Digital Poverty and Why Edtech Is Responsible for Driving Change?
By Al Kingsley
06/13/2022 – Inside Sources
“The shift to remote and hybrid learning catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted many challenges and inequities in our current education […]
AI-enabled tech is the key to delivering personalized learning
By: Ramesh Balan and Ericka Johnson-Allen
06/08/2022 – District Administration
“Why aren’t all schools delivering personalized learning?
For […]
Ignore NAEP. Better Yet, Abolish It
By Al Kingsley
06/06/2022 – Education Week
“All year long, important data are published in the United States. Spring is the season for state education report cards. Last […]
Knomadix Founder Says the Power of Education AI has Arrived
By Derek Newton
05/26/2022 – Edtech Chronicle
“Using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance teaching and learning has been a kind of nirvana for education leaders for several years now […]
Don’t forget social, emotional health for district IT staff
By Al Kingsley
05/03/2022 – eSchool News
“During all the tumult of the last two years of schooling, from remote to hybrid to masked in-person, educators prioritized the social […]